Twisting traveler



P. C. WENTWORTH.

, TWISTING IRAVELER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19. 1921.

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TWISTING TRAVELER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 19, 1921.' Serial No. 501,511.

To all whomc't mayooncern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP C. WEN WORTH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Provid'ence,- county of. Providence, State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Twisting Travelers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to twisting travelers for use on vertical twisting rings. In ring twisting it is customary to lubricate the traveler by smearing the inner face of the twisting ring with a hard, non-fluid lubricating grease. With the ordinary vertical to the foot of the traveler where the wear is greatest.

. My invention is based on the action ofthe traveler during the run of the spindle and is a simple and effective solution of a problem which has long bothered textile en'gi neers. 4

According to my invention the traveler itself is constructed to apply the lubricant to the traveler foot. To this end I provide the traveler with a lubricant catcher or collector which picks up and retains particles of "the hard non-fluid lubricant from the inner face of the ring during the run of the traveler and as said lubricant. melts under the heat developed between the traveler and the ring, directs? thelubricant to the traveler foot. The traveler itself istherefore the agent by means of which the lubricant on the inner face of the twisting ring is redistributed and reapplied during the run ofthe traveler to the traveler. foot. p

The construction and operation of my traveler is described and illustrated in the accompanying specification and drawings and the characteristic features ofnovelty are particularly pointed out in the afppendcation Patented j May e, 1922,

and drawings like reference characters are correspondingly employed, and in the drawmgs:

. Fig. 1 is a'view of a traveler in accordance with my invention in'applied position upon a twisting ring.

Figs. 2 and 3 are a perspective and a sect on, respectively, showing one embodiment of my traveler.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section through the traveler shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 is a face View of a further modification.

I have indicated at 1 atwisting traveler of standard type and at 2 a portion of-a vertical twisting ring. i

In Figs. 2 and 3 t-he outer or rin -contacting face of the traveler is longitudlnally grooved between'its ends as. indicated at 3, and in Fig. 4, the traveler is slotted asindicated at 4'.

During the run of the spindle the traveler frequently cont-acts the inner face of the ring, thereby mechanically transferring to itself particles of the'lubricating grease with which the ring is smeared. As the traveler becomes heated, the grease thus transferred to it meltsand is directed by the groove 3 or slot 4 downwardly towards the foot 5 of the traveler where the wear is more pronounced. In my invention, therefore, the traveler itself is the agent for. picking up or'catchin'g the lubricant with which the inner face of the ring is smeared and for redistributing and reapplying such lubricant particularly towards the foot of the traveler.

This distribution occurs while the, traveler is running on the ring and is continuous. In the slotted form of traveler shown in Figsyi and 5, the slot or slots admit a draft of air from the spindle running within the ring through the traveler and this air current assists in forcing the lubricant outwardly and downwardly towards the foot of the traveler.

Various other modifications in the form and construction of my device may obviously be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention if within the limits of the appended claims.

greatest and. the need of proper lubrication What I therefore claim and desire se- 1 cure by Letters Patent is: Y

1. A twisting'traveler for use on a vertical twisting ring and having a lubricant passage between its ends. l

2. A twisting traveler for use on a vertical twisting rings and having on. its ring contacting face a lubricant passage.

"3. A twistingtraveler for use on a' vertical twisting ring and having on its ring contacting face. a longitudinally extending lubricant passage.

A. A twisting traveler for use on a vertical twisting ring and having on its ring contacting face a lubricant passage extending down wardly towards the toot'ot the traveler.

5. -A twisting traveler for use on a vertical twisting ring and having on its ring contacting face a longitudinally extending lubricant passage terminating short of the foot of the traveler. x 6. A twisting traveler for use on a vertical twistingring; formed to mechanically transfiler to itself lubricant from the ring and to 9. A twisting traveler for use on a vertical twisting ring,- having a lubricant collect ing area-efit'ective to mechanically transfer to the traveler lubricant from the ring and to direct such lubricant toward the traveler toot 10. A twisting traveler for use on a vertical twisting ring, having a lubricant collecting area between its edges eflective to mechanically transfer to the traveler lubricant from the ring and to direct such lubricant toward the traveler toot.

11." A traveler for use on a vertical twisting-ring, having a lubricant catcher eflective to pick up lubricant from the inner face of the ring andto direct such lubricant towards the toot oi the traveler.

12. A traveler for use on a vertical twisting ring, having a lubricant catcher between its lateral edgeseflective to pick up lubricant from the inner face of the ring and to direct such lubricant towards the foot of the traveler.

13. A twister, traveler for use on a vertical twistin ring, comprising a body portion having a s ot opposite the inner face of the ring and eiilective to pick up lubricant from the ring and to direct such lubricant toward the foot of the traveler.

14:. A twister traveler tor use on a vertical twisting ring comprising a body portion having a longitudinally extending slot op posite the inner face of the ring and eficctive to pielr up lubricant from the ring and to direct such lubricanttoward the foot of the traveler.

-lln testimony'whereoiE ll aflix my signature ot'two witnesses.

PHILIP G. WENTWURTH.

Vfitnesses:

James H. Avenr,

Ramona O. Mention.

in presence 

